POLITICS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2432, 23 May 1922, Page 3

POLITICS

“Every humorist is a philosopher,” said Mr Holland at his Foxton meeting. There are quite a number of-people who have no sen-, se of humour and less of philosophy. i - Be that as it may Mr Holland’s humA ;Our will tie appreciated by the leader >"'of the opposition. The humour lies in the claim made by Mr Holland that his party is now the lineal successors to Ballance and Seddon. Mr Wilford will have to come this way j and clear up this piece of political .piracy.' He might also mention that Ballance” and Seddon were, first and j-, -foremost.*. The ex- . treme Labour Party’s claim to build a superstructure on the foundations laid by Ballance apd Seddon must first convince young New Zealand that the gargoyles of anarchy and disloyalty are eliminated from the plan. ... • - Mr Holland quoted figures in his Foxton speech. disclosing, the splendid output of coal during the years 1915-I V B. In 1917 a world’s record was established in New Zealand when 750 tons per man was hewn. Mr Holland forgot to give the figures for 1919, 1920 and 1921 —the goslow period—when, in order to keep the; industries of the .country going, coal had to be imported at almost famine prices, as set out by Mr Hoi- • land. There’s another side to this . story which, no doubt, will be unfolded, to local electors at a later ... date, ,/v, > ;Mr Holland could find no virtue in the Government. That’s always a sign of weakness in criticism. His warning to the electors was against the Massey Government and sectarianism. In connection yuth the latter, he confided that he was a Protestant. That should satisfy Howard Elliott, who no doubt, will see to it that Mr Holland now makes public profession of his articles of faith! • ' ; " V *’